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Thompson Baseball Crushes HCV to Claim Region II Title

Tommies advance to the state tournament.

MAYVILLE, N.D. — The Thompson Tommies baseball team is headed back to the state tournament. The Tommies took down Hillsboro-Central Valley 15-0 in five innings on Tuesday evening at Mayville State. Thompson charted four runs in the bottom of the second and then exploded for 11 more in the third to seal the victory. “It is kind of one of…

Wentz Mobile in Eagles First OTA

Eagles and NFL open OTA's on Monday.

PHILADELPHIA, Penn. — In a never–ending checklist of benchmarks to hit for the NFL off season, Carson Wentz and the Philadelphia Eagles can check off the start of OTA’s. The defending super bowl champs had their first organized team activity. Wentz still has a little ways to go to recover from his knee injury, but he was out practicing with a…

Minnesota Wild Introduce New GM Paul Fenton

Fenton spent last 12 seasons as assistant GM with Nashville Predators.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — After working a quarter-century in the NHL, including two decades in management, Paul Fenton finally has the opportunity to run a team. The new general manager of the Minnesota Wild has been tasked with retooling a roster that has produced a consistent regular season winner but, more importantly, scant success in the playoffs. “I’m confident…

Gopher Road Trip Stops in Perham Thursday

The University of Minnesota Athletic Director, football coach, men's hockey coach and men's basketball coach are among the featured atendees.

PERHAM, Minn. — University of Minnesota coaches embarked Tuesday to continue their intrastate tour to promote the programs. This second portion of the trip includes the more central parts of the state. Thursday’s stops include Perham and Alexandria. The events are completely free. In Perham, the action will take place at the lakeside golf club at 11:30. AD Mark Coyle, football…

Central Cass Softball Advances to Region Final

The Squirrels will face Thompson in the Final on Tuesday

CASSELTON, N.D. — Central Cass softball had to work a little come-from-behind magic to keep its East Region title hopes alive. The Squirrels trailed Hillsboro-Central Valley 5-2 before rattling off seven unanswered runs to win 9-5. Central Cass advances to play Thompson, which beat Kindred-Richland 3-0. The final is scheduled for 7:00 on Tuesday. Categories: High School, Top Sports Headlines…

Former NDSU WR Coach Headed to New England

Atif Austin accepts RB coach job with New England Patriots.

FARGO, N.D. — Former NDSU wide receivers coach Atif Austin has accepted a job with the New England Patriots. He will be the running backs coach, the Bison confirmed today. Austin spent four years with the herd, and previously coached the running backs at Northern Iowa while Chris Klieman was the defensive backs coach there. NDSU won three national titles…

Korbel’s Header Grabs Play of the Week Honors

Congrats to Mackenzie Korbel for winning AM FAM HS POTW

FARGO, N.D. — The winner of the DJ Colter-Ken Kraft high school play of the week came from a soccer match between Fargo South and Grand Forks Central. Off the corner kick, Mackenzie Korbel got the header to the corner past the keeper. Great play and a great read. The game would end in a tie, but Korbel gets the…

Fargo Force Celebrate Championship with ‘Force Fanatics’

"All of it together it truly has been special for us." - Moorhead native Carter Randklev.

FARGO, N.D. — It may be difficult to find a happier group of people in Fargo than Force head coach Cary Eades and his team. The Force captured the franchise’s first Clark Cup title this past weekend. Monday night they celebrated that championship with fans inside Scheels Arena. The Force fanatics filed in to see their team with the trophy. The promise…

Clark Cup Champion Fargo Force Welcomed Home by Fans

Force win first Clark Cup.

FARGO, N.D. — This was a second chance team. That’s the term that continues to get thrown around in regards to the newly crowned champions of the USHL. The Fargo Force were a team of guys that were either cut, or traded from other teams and got a second chance in Fargo. Now, that group of hockey players were welcomed home…

Bison Close Senior Day With Walk-Off Walk

NDSU sweeps series with South Dakota State to clinch the three seed in conference tournament.

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – Jayse McLean worked a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth inning to help the North Dakota State University baseball team earn a 6-5 walk-off win over the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits in the final game of the regular season Saturday, May 19, at Newman Outdoor Field. With the victory, North Dakota State (25-22,…